Trieste

TRIESTE - Brussels wants the Western Balkan countries to become EU member states, one of the key reasons being to keep young people in their countries, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in Trieste Wednesday.

Speaking at a Western Balkans Six Summit, held as part of the Berlin Process, Hahn said this would reduce tensions from the past.

TRIESTE - Integration is key to the Berlin Process and all obstacles on that path, such as customs barriers, should be removed, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said at a business forum held as part of the Western Balkans Six Summit in Trieste.

TRIESTE - The Transport Community Treaty, to be signed in Trieste on Wednesday, is hugely important for Serbia, says Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic.

After meeting with European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in Trieste, Mihajlovic said the treaty offered the possibility of a single transport market and development in the region.

Ivica Dacic - Photo: mfa.gov.rs

The consequences of the strike in Fiat could be detrimental to Serbia and lead to the withdrawal of foreign investors from our country, says FM Ivica Dacic.

BELGRADE - The central topic of the July 12 Western Balkans summit in Trieste will be the economy, and ways to best connect our business communities and strengthen companies to enable the economies of the region to be more successful in the European integration process, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia President Marko Cadez.

BELGRADE - Strengthening of ties in the Western Balkans will the main topic of Wednesday's summit in Trieste, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced in a statement.

The Serbian delegation, to be headed by PM Ana Brnabic, will also include First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic.

BELGRADE/TRIESTE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Trieste on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's Western Balkans summit in the Italian city.

The consequences of the strike in Fiat cpuld be detrimental to Serbia and lead to the withdrawal of foreign investors from our country, says FM Ivica Dacic.

The main topics were energy and transport links of Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia. Some key projects were discussed including the construction of a railway transport link between Russe and Thessaloniki, passing through Bourgas and Alexandroupolis, as well as the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece, reported BNT.

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It is crucial for Serbia that the EU responds whether, and in what time-frame, it is interested in Serbia's membership, says President Aleksandar Vucic.

In an interview with the Italian ANSA news agency on Wednesday, he said this was "the crucial issue for Serbia" and that the country was "no longer willing to listen to promises."